Life-long road

Published time: 12 Oct, 2008 20:00 Edited time: 13 Oct, 2008 00:00

Their life is the road, for which they sacrifice their health and the comforts of home. The life of truck drivers is split in two: six months on the road and six months with their families. From the outside, it can seem that their profession is all about the romance of travel. But lorry drivers say their work is hard – and dangerous. They are the masters of the highway. In Russia, they’re called ‘the kings of the road’.